A man was in Ventura County jail Saturday with bail set at $750,000 after allegedly pointing a gun at the mother of his 6-year-old daughter during a domestic dispute, the Oxnard Police Department reported.

Shortly after 6:15 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a domestic dispute at a home in the 100 block of South E Street. The block is near the intersection with First Street, about two blocks from the downtown police station, in the Wilson neighborhood.

Carlos Espinoza(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/OXNARD POLICE DEPARTMENT)

The incident involving the parents of the 6-year-old took place in front of the girl, according to police. During the dispute, the suspect, identified as Carlos Espinoza, 50, allegedly took a gun from his waistband and “pointed it at the victim while standing next to her and her daughter,” the department reported. Espinoza fled before officers arrived, the department reported.

Detectives from the family protection unit obtained a search warrant. Early Saturday, around 12:40 a.m., members of the department’s special enforcement unit served the warrant at a residence in the 3400 block of Siesta Way. The block is in a small cluster of trailer homes along Pacific Coast Highway amid agricultural buildings and farm fields south of the city limits.

Officers reportedly found Espinoza at the residence. A search of his vehicle at the scene allegedly turned up a loaded firearm, authorities said.

A special team of Oxnard police, including a K-9 unit, assisted with an arrest on Siesta Way early Saturday.(Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/OXNARD POLICE K-9 FOUNDATION)

Espinoza was arrested on suspicion of felony assault with a firearm, felony child endangerment and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, according to authorities. He remained in Ventura County jail Saturday in lieu of $750,000 bail, jail records showed.

Oxnard police had requested the bail increase, which was approved by a judge. Details were not immediately available, but a police official said such requests are generally made when authorities are concerned for a victim’s safety or when the suspect is considered a flight risk.